The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-11-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

classic patient, "even the Greeks sui.
fered with the ill-I-ad." POSSIBLY, "
remarked the doctor. "as your COM
plant was rather odd-I-see. "-Duluth
Photographer.
"A yacht under full sail went ashore
on the rocks on the Maine coast the
other day. The captain explained it
ell by saying that if he had had reef
in his sails, he should not have had q
reef under his keel.-Boston Post.
MIR. S.-"See here, my boy, Farmer
Brown doesn't like you to swing on his
gate" Precocious Boy (who has lately
been to Sunday schooD-"Well, don't
care for Mr.. Brown, nor his man.
servant. nor his maid-servant, nor his
OK. nor his ass. nor anything that is
his"
A Schenectady plumbers boy
thought it would be nice to run down
hill in his three-wheeled cart. When
at its best speed the cart brought up
against a post, throwing the boy, char
coal, fire pot and everything else out,
breaking the cart and soaring horse
so that he ran away and smashed every
thing.
1t is found that good impression
Of any article of metal having a fat,
ornamental surface, may be taken by
wetting some note paper with the tongue
and smoking it over a gas flame. The
article is then pressed upon the smoked
part. when. if the operation be carefully
conducted, q clear impression is the re-
suit.
Within the last two years and
half the number of national banks in
the South has increased 81 per cent, in
the Western States % per cent, while
in the Eastern and Middle States it has
been less than per cent. During the
time mentioned $50 new national banks
have been organized in this country
Detroit Free Press.
Omaha Man ''Of all persons
When did you cross the Atlantic,
Georgep" English Lord-"Hush! Har-
ry, don't speak so loud. Call me
Blinks." "Blinks, eh? Say, George,
what means this masqueradingP" THE
fact is, Harry, I'm in love with an
American girl and am trying to pass
myself off for respectable citizen. -
- Omaha World
"A resident of Bradford, Conn, Is
the inventor of the automatic street.
lamp, which is run by clockwork.
When the right hour comes a cap is
drawn over the wick leaving a small
blaze; the cap is lifted when the lamp
is needed again. Several of these are
In use in the streets of New London,
and go without any care for several
days, large tank of oil supplying
them.
The family of John G. Russell. of
Brunswick. Me-. was considerably sur
prised the other evening when, from
an open fue in the chimney, a stream
Of swallows poured until the house was
actually full of them. They perched
on the pictures and the furniture, and
many of them chung with their claws
to the clothing of the members of the
family. They seemed to be quite tame,
and were with difficulty driven out.
In 1880 the number of persons re-
ceiving interest from registered United
States bonds was 80,802. Since that
time $500, 600. 900 of those bonds have
been paid of, and it is figured that the
number of holders have been reduced
to about $4,000. OF these holders %, 6l3
held between $50 and $500 each. and
1854 held less than $500 each. The
New England States held IL per cent.
of the whole, the Middle States 81 per
cent, the Western States Is per cent,
and the Southern States per cent.
A man, apparently in perfect
health, was attacked with sudden dis
position to destroy. He took up stick,
and, without discrimination, broke
everything that presented itself before
him. After a short time he Gained
down and appeared to be restored to
himself. He knew nothing of what he
had done. and became much irritated
when shown the remnants Of the shat
tered articles. He was again seized
with the same frenzy and committed a
murder. Chicago Nea0s.
"A collection of the bright-plum.
aged birds found on Grand Isle. Louisi.
ana, has been made by young lady Of
that place. The theory is that these
birds have been blown out into the Gull
during gales and driven upon the Lousi.
ana shore. A box containing fourteen
specimens, which were trapped and
prepared for mounting by this young
lady. revealed. when opened, most
gorgeous spectacle, the colors ranging
from the brightest scarlet-a scarlet
beside which that of the cardinal OF
red bird seems quite dull-down to thu
palest of pinks and blues. Some o.
the specimens were OF the lovelies1
shades of yellow.